Moscow, March 27 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov while speaking at the conference on "Russia and India: Towards a New Agenda for Bilateral Relations" said that it was symbolic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia. The conference is jointly hosted by the Embassy of India in Russia and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).

Lavrov in his address said that Russia saw eye to eye with India's belief on Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which aimed at the benefit of the humankind.

"We share the philosophy of the Indian foreign policy concept, 'the whole world is a family', aimed at ensuring international cooperation for the benefit of all mankind based on a balance of interests of all states. We value our joint work in th...